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The Cincinnati Radiation Society Chapter of the Health Physics Society

Presents:

Friday, November 2, 2018

Eric M. Goldin, Ph.D., CHP

HPS President-elect

Presenting:

Nuclear Plant Decommissioning – Challenges and Opportunities

Eric Goldin is a radiation safety specialist with 38 years of experience in power reactor health physics supporting both worker and public radiation safety programs.He has been a Certified Health Physicist since 1984 and is active in the industry.Eric received a BS in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Arizona, an MS in Nuclear Engineering (Health Physics specialty) from Texas A&M University, and a Ph.D. in Biophysics from the University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston.Eric has been a member of National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements Program Area Committee 2 since 2004, contributing to 4 reports, and was recently elected to the Council. He is an active member of the Health Physics Society, served on the Board of Directors, several Committees and Sections, and on the American Board of Health Physics. Eric was awarded HPS Fellow status in 2012 and is currently HPS President-Elect.

Abstract:

Many US nuclear power plants are preparing for retirement due to aging
and market forces. Some ceased
operations in recent years, some retired decades ago. Commercial nuclear power plant decommissioning
presents many challenges for radiation safety professionals, many of these
challenges are not typical for operating power plants. Radiation protection controls apply to
everything from the cutup of highly activated reactor internals to the
measurement of environmental levels of radionuclides in soil. This presentation will provide a brief
overview of:

All of the above require comprehensive radiation safety program
execution, some operational programs are retained, some revised, and some new
ones are necessary, all to be accomplished during staffing reductions,
responsibility shifts, and regulatory and public oversight.

This event is being coordinated along with the Ohio River Valley Chapter of the American Association of Physicists in Medicine as part of their 2018 Fall Educational Symposium being held on Saturday, November 3, 2018 at the 21c Museum Hotel in Cincinnati, OH. Further information and payment information may be found at: http://chapter.aapm.org/orv/meetings/next_meeting.html.

Hofbräuhaus Newport

The Cincinnati Radiation Society Chapter of the Health Physics Society

Presents:

Wednesday, November 8, 2017

Dr. Nolan Hertel - HPS President-elect

GW Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering

Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program

Georgia Institute of Technology

Presenting:

Radiation Protection: What we know,
don’t know and need to know?

Dr. Nolan Hertel is a Professor Nuclear and Radiological Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology.

Hertel has been a member of HPS since 1981 and has served the society through his participation on the board of directors and on various Society committees. In 2016 the society presented Hertel the HPS Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award, recognizing his contributions to the scientific field of radiation safety and for his accomplishments regarding the practice and advancement of the profession of health physics.

Hertel earned his BS and MS degrees in Nuclear Engineering from Texas A&M University and his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He previously served as a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin. In 1993, he moved to the Georgia Institute of Technology to join what was then the Nuclear Engineering and Health Physics Program.

While at Georgia Tech he has held numerous positions including Chair of the Health Physics and Radiological Engineering Research Group, Radiological Safety Officer, Director of the Neely Research Center, and Research Fellow of the Sam Nunn Security Program of the Georgia Tech School of International Affairs.

Currently in addition to his faculty position, he holds a joint faculty appointment in the Environmental Sciences Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and currently is the Acting Director of their Center for Radiation Protection Knowledge.

Abstract:

On June 5-6, 2017, a Radiation Protection Research Needs Workshop was held in Oak Ridge, Tennessee hosted by Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Center for Radiation Protection Knowledge and the Health Physics Society. The workshop was held to facilitate dialogue among radiation protection stakeholders in the federal/state governments and the scientific community. A short summary of that meeting will be presented and an opportunity will be provided for the local chapter to provide further input to the development of what will hopefully become a national strategic agenda for radiation protection research and development needs.

The Cincinnati Radiation Society Chapter of the Health Physics Society

Presents:

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

(a follow-up to our April 13, 2017 meeting)

John Cardarelli II, PhD, CHP, CIH, PE, RSO

CAPT John Cardarelli is a US Public Health Service Officer detailed to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). He serves as a Health Physicist on the CBRN Consequence Management Advisory Team (CMAT) to provide scientific and technical support for local & state governments, federal agencies and international partners on radiological issues associated with (1) emergency response, (2) risk assessment, (3) policy development, (4) decontamination technologies, and (5) environmental characterization. He is the lead for developing and maintaining the EPA airborne radiological detection capability within the Airborne Spectral Photometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) program and serves as the radiation safety officer for the NRC licensed materials within CBRN CMAT. He also is an Assistant Adjunct Professor at the University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, Department of Environmental Health.

AND

Brant Ulsh, PhD,
CHP

Dr.
Ulsh is a Certified Health Physicist, and has over thirty years of academic
training, and governmental, academic, and private industry work experience in
radiation fields including health physics, nuclear engineering, radiobiology
and radioecology. He is currently a Principal Health Physicist with M. H. Chew
& Associates in Cincinnati. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in
Nuclear Engineering and a Master of Science degree in Health Physics, both from
the University of Cincinnati, and a Ph.D. in Radiological Health Sciences from
Colorado State University. He has authored one book chapter, 17 peer-reviewed
publications, 22 scientific presentations, 10 scientific poster presentations,
and 6 scientific abstracts. He serves as an affiliate faculty member of
Colorado State University, and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. He has
held numerous leadership positions in both the Cincinnati Radiation Society,
and the Health Physics Society, and he served as a member of the International
Radiation Protection Association Radiation Protection Strategy and Practice
Committee.

Presenting:

Current low dose radiation protection policies: State of the science and public health implications

Drs. Cardarelli and Ulsh
will discuss how regulators in the US regulate low dose and dose-rate (LDDR)
radiation. They will explore logical issues arising in discussions of
regulatory policies. They will also examine the state of the science that
underpins current regulatory philosophy, and present recent relevant scientific
evidence. They will describe public health implications of current LDDR
radiation protection policies and real-world outcomes (e.g. Fukushima). They
will conclude by presenting some thoughts and suggestions on possible future
improvements in regulatory policy.

Envision Cinemas Bar & Grille

The Cincinnati Radiation Society Chapter of the Health Physics Society

Presents:

Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Scott J. Winters

Nuclear Engineer

VEGA Americas, Inc.

Presenting:

Source Security Classification and Future Impact to Regulators and
Licensees

Since 1986, Mr.
Winters has worked with companies, organizations and agencies to develop
comprehensive radiation safety programs for industrial applications. Industries served include the oil and gas,
petro-chemical, refining, steel, paper and mining.He has also been an advisor, instructor,
presenter and/or affiliated with the following organizations: Interstate Oil
and Gas Compact Commission (IOGCC), Conference of Radiation Control Program
Directors (CRCPD), Institute of Scrap Recycling, National Safety Council,
International Pipe Inspector’s Association, Steel Manufacturer’s Association,
Canadian Occupational Safety, International Petroleum Environmental Consortium
(IPEC), American Society of Safety Engineers, Industrial Hygiene Association
and National Health Physics Society. Scott was an active supporter of the South
Texas Chapter’s affiliate program for many years and still attends various HPS
chapter meetings.

Scott has owned
and/or served as a board member for Suntrac Services, Industrial Safety
Consulting Services, NORMEX International, REMide and was manager of industrial
radiation services at Chase Environmental Group. He currently works as a Nuclear Engineer at
VEGA Americas in Cincinnati, Ohio, where his primary duties include
programmatic support for domestic and international compliance.

Experience
includes development, coordination and implementation of health physics
monitoring and protection protocols for TE-NORM in support of over one-million
man hours associated with industrial maintenance outages. He has been a major contributor for research
and field testing of patented chelation technology for decontaminating critical
petro-chemical components, and for research at the University of Pittsburgh for
pilot testing of isotope extraction from waste, and protective metal barriers,
which resulted in thirteen (13) patents.
Scott’s favorite memories include summer surveys in the Nevada desert
and tug boat cruises on the Mississippi River tracking orphaned sources!

The Cincinnati Radiation Society Chapter of the Health Physics Society

Presents:

Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Lieutenant Colonel David L. Pugh

Chief
of the Consultative Services Division

Air Force School of
Aerospace Medicine

Presenting:

An Overview of the Air Force Radiation Assessment Team

Lt. Col. David L. Pugh is Chief of the Consultative Services Division, Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, where he is responsible for providing occupational and environmental health consult services for the United States Air Force. He is also Team Chief of the Air Force Radiation Assessment Team, which provides rapid, global response to radiological incidents and accidents. Lt. Col. Pugh has held multiple bioenvironmental engineering and health physics positions at base level and Headquarters Air Staff. Previously, he served as Executive Officer for the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Environment, Safety, and Occupational Health, Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC. He also was assigned as a health physicist for the National Nuclear Security Administration’s Defense Programs Office in Washington, DC.

Lt. Col. Pugh is board certified in health physics and in 2007 was recognized as the ‘Air Force Health Physicist of the Year.’ In 2008, he deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

The Air Force Radiation Assessment Team (AFRAT) is a consultative team for the Department of Defense for radiological incidents and accidents capable of providing on-scene health effects expertise, commander guidance, radiological monitoring, environmental sampling, and dosimetry. The AFRAT team was established in 1967 and is currently managed by the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio. The AFRAT team participates in multi-agency exercises and has a 40+ year history of providing vital support to the Air Force and Department of Defense.

BRAVO! Cucina Italiana

The Cincinnati Radiation Society Chapter of the Health Physics
Society

Presents:

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Eric W. Abelquist, PhD, MBA

Executive
Vice President, ORAU

President-elect,
HPS

Presenting:

What happens to ALARA if LNT hypothesis is abandoned?

Dr.
Eric W. Abelquist, ORAU Executive Vice President, works in collaboration with
the President/CEO promoting collaboration between ORAU and its university partners,
DOE, ORNL, Y-12 and others. A recent UT MBA graduate, Abelquist leads
entrepreneurial and innovative initiatives that develop business growth for the
organization. He works with the President/CEO in formulating
organizational strategic objectives, overseeing key strategic initiatives,
community initiatives and best business practices. Abelquist also advises the
President/CEO on scientific and engineering issues that advance scientific
research and education opportunities. He received a PhD in nuclear engineering
from UT Knoxville, and BS and MS degrees in radiation sciences from the
UMass-Lowell.

Abelquist is President-elect of the Health Physics
Society, working with the President to establish the strategic vision and
direction for our Society, and looking forward to visiting our 30+ Chapters.

Abelquist began his 20+ year career at ORAU as a
project leader responsible for overseeing a team of health physics technicians
and conducting characterization and independent verification surveys at the Department
of Energy’s (DOE) and Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) sites. He later worked
for many years as the survey program’s associate director where, most notably,
he contributed to the development and implementation of the Multiagency
Radiation Survey and Site Investigation Manual (MARSSIM), and developed the
first MARSSIM training course that has now been offered nearly 100 times.
Abelquist continues to provide technical assistance in various aspects of
decommissioning surveys and has published a textbook entitled Decommissioning
Health Physics: A Handbook for MARSSIM Users in 2001, with the 2nd ed. recently
published (2014).

Abstract

Health physicists are
specialists in radiation safety, effectively balancing the risks and benefits
from activities that involve radiation.
The International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP)
introduced the radiation protection principles of justification and
optimization—i.e., no practice involving exposures to radiation should be
adopted unless it produces sufficient benefit to the exposed individual (or
society) to offset the detriment it causes; optimization requires that the
likelihood of incurring exposures, the number of people exposed and the
magnitude of their individual exposure should be kept as low as reasonably
achievable (ALARA). The
linear-non-threshold model (LNT) is responsible for the ALARA principle. LNT assumes a linear dose–response
relationship for the induction of cancer and heritable effects, according to
which an increment in dose induces a proportional increment in risk, even at
low doses. As such, the LNT conveys the
message that there is no safe level of radiation dose. LNT is responsible for exaggerated risks at
low doses and has resulted in spending limited societal resources to reduce
exposures unnecessarily.

What if the radiation
safety community abandoned LNT? It
likely won’t happen anytime soon (if at all), but it’s constructive to consider
how the health physics profession would deal with this game-changer. Abandoning the LNT model radically changes
our radiation protection paradigm—if a threshold exists, and low doses of
radiation below the threshold are indeed safe, then there is no benefit for
driving radiation doses below the threshold (dose limit). In this “no-LNT” scenario, an effective
radiation safety program protects against adverse health effects via compliance
with appropriate dose limits, with no additional requirement to ensure doses
are as low as reasonably achievable.
However, we can define a new “ALARA” concept that is used to establish
the level (perhaps an administrative dose limit) below the dose limit that is
reasonable to achieve—i.e., ALARA serves as a mechanism for setting
administrative limit to ensure compliance with dose limits.

Location:

VEGA Americas,
Inc. - Cincinnati Campus

4141 Rosslyn Drive,
Cincinnati, OH 45209 (See map below)

Schedule:

5:00 pm:
VEGA Americas Campus Tour (Optional)

6:00 pm: Dinner

6:30 pm:
Welcome and announcements by CRS and OVAIHA Presidents

6:40 pm:
Welcome by VEGA and Presentation on Company, Products and Services

Dr. Marcel F. Villani received his B.S. in Physics (1987), M.S. in Nuclear Physics (1990), and Ph.D. in Nuclear Physics (1992) from the University of Massachusetts/Lowell Campus. After receiving his Ph.D., Marcel performed his post-doctoral work at the University of Kentucky Van de Graaff Facility (1992-1994). Upon completion of his post-doctoral work, Marcel joined Canberra Industries as a scientist (1994) and has held numerous positions in systems engineering, product development and R&D. Currently, Marcel is the North America Technical Director for the Measurement & Expertise (M&E) Division at Canberra. The M&E work involves Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) of Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) including characterization of drummed TRU waste designated for shipment to WIPP, as well as characterizing waste for facilities currently under deactivation and D&D such as the Paducah (Kevil, KY) and Portsmouth (Piketon, OH) Gaseous Diffusion Plants.

Abstract: The Fukushima Daiichi reactors I-IV suffered severe damage from the great tsunami of March, 2011 which was triggered by a major earthquake. The reactors I-III were in operation and lost all electrical power as the backup generators were destroyed by the tsunami resulting in a melting of the fuel assembly and associated structural materials. The reactors were finally stabilized and the melted fuel and associated assemblies solidified at the bottom of the Primary Containment Vessel (PCV) forming a brittle composition of glass-like material called corium. It is expected that this corium will be broken into small and large fragments called fuel debris. In the last few years, efforts have been switching to removing the fuel debris from the site while following strict guidelines for waste management and nuclear material accountancy. For nuclear material accountancy, special Non-Destructive Assay (NDA) techniques must be employed in what are expected to be extremely harsh environments with respect to activity, decay heat and interfering elements. In the presentation I will frame the waste management and nuclear material accountancy challenges and discuss the proposed NDA techniques that might provide the solutions.

Location:

The Pub at Rookwood Mews

2692 Madison Road Norwood, OH 45208

513-841-2748

Schedule:

5:30 PM (Social)

6:00 PM (Dinner)

7:00 PM (Speaker)

$30 Dinner Fee for All Attendees (Includes Dinner and non-alcoholic drinks with refills).

Please note: Alcoholic beverages (cash bar) will be at your own expense.

The Pub at Rookwood Mews

The Pub at Rookwood Mews

CINCINNATI RADIATION SOCIETY MEETING

Wednesday, March 30, 2016

The Cincinnati Radiation Society is pleased to be able to present a live discussion / rebroadcast of a NAMP (National Analytical Management Program) webinar by Dr. Robert Litman, Environmental Management Services (EMS), titled "High Resolution Gamma Ray Spectrometry Analyses for Normal Operations and Radiological Incident Response." The rebroadcast will be hosted by Joseph Guido and will take place at the VEGA Americas, Inc. Cincinnati Campus Training Center (see map below). Dinner and refreshments will be provided.

Location: 4170 Rosslyn Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45209

Meeting Schedule:

5:30 - 6:00 social

6:00 - 7:00 dinner

7:00 - 8:30 presentation

Cost: $10.00 / person

About the NAMP webinar series:

NAMP offers web-based
lectures on specific radiochemistry topics developed in cooperation with the
EPA, other Federal agencies, and university partners. Each webinar series
presents short (1 ½- to 2-hour) webinars on specific radiochemistry topics
presented by renowned university professors and leading scientists in radiochemistry.
The selected topics are designed to strengthen the participant in areas of
professional engineering practice identified by the nuclear industry or
national laboratories, including but not limited to actinide chemistry in the
environment and in the nuclear fuel cycle.

ABSTRACT: Proton therapy is a significant advance in
external beam radiotherapy. The Cincinnati Children’s / UC Health Proton
Therapy Center is completing construction and will open its doors for patient
treatments in the fall of 2016. This seminar will describe the Bragg peak
advantages of proton therapy relative to conventional radiotherapy, the
equipment utilized to produce and deliver the proton beams, the treatment
process, and the technologies employed. The type of proton beam delivery system
used at the facility, pencil beam scanning, is a relatively new technology and
there are opportunities for further development. The differences in the
biological effects of proton and photon radiation are not well known and
require further study. The Cincinnati proton facility will have a treatment
gantry dedicated to research – the only U.S. clinical facility with a dedicated
research beam. Planned and potential research projects will be discussed. With
this highly technical resource employed in a clinical environment there is
great potential for the exchange of ideas and collaborative research.

BIO:
Dr. Michael Lamba is a Professor in Radiation Oncology and Director of
Physics in the Proton Therapy Center at the University of Cincinnati Barrett
Cancer Center. Dr. Lamba received his B.S.
in Nuclear Engineering from the University of Virginia and his M.S. in
Radiological Sciences and Ph.D. in Medical Physics from the University of
Cincinnati. His doctoral thesis involved
radiation dose mapping using MRI in a superheated emulsion chamber.

Dinner
will be kept simple with pizza and soft drinks.
A dinner fee of $5 for members ($10 for non-members) is requested.

Marilyn J. Goske, M.D., is the Corning Benton Endowed Chair for Radiology Education and staff radiologist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. With special expertise in ultrasound and gastrointestinal imaging, Dr. Goske is a nationally-recognized pediatric radiologist primarily focused on medical and web-based education for pediatric radiology residents and fellows.She is the past Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the Society for Pediatric Radiology (SPR).As former president of SPR, she is the founder and chair of the national Image Gently™ campaign focusing on using kid-sized imaging, rather than adult-sized, for children in the United States.This international campaign brings together 50 organizations representing more than 600,000 imaging specialists who are involved in pediatrics, radiology, physics and radiology technology.Dr. Goske has written and presented extensively on subjects relating to professional standards of practice and patient care in radiology and has been published inof books, scientific journals and on-line publications. She currently is a reviewer for Pediatric Radiology and the American Journal of Roentgenology.

Dr. Goske earned a medical degree at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington, Conn., in 1977. She completed a residency in diagnostic radiology, served as chief resident and completed her fellowship in pediatric radiology at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, N.Y., an affiliate of The University of Rochester.Dr. Goske also completed a fellowship in medical education in 2005 at The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine’s Division of Education in Cleveland, Ohio. While at the Cleveland Clinic she and Dr. Janet Reid, her associate, developed a comprehensive Web-based pediatric radiology curriculum that is widely used by radiology residency programs throughout the United States.

Abstract

Benefits of medical imaging that use ionizing radiation are well known. However, there is concern that growing use may place children at increased risk for cancer later in life. Dr. Goske’s talk discusses the reasons behind the concern, the relative risk from different imaging studies and provides an update on a new patient specific dose estimate for CT.Computerized tomography is one of the greatest medical innovations in this century. CT scan’s capability to “see” inside the human body quickly and painlessly has helped revolutionize medical care throughout the world. Yet, recent reports of medical error indicate that overdose from CT scans does occur. It behooves the medical community to act aggressively to lower radiation dose during medical imaging. Children are more susceptible to changes in their cells from a given dose of radiation compared to adults. Another key difference between adults and children is that children have more remaining years of life during which radiation-induced cancer could develop. Finally, we know from phantom or simulation studies that if a child has a CT scan using an adult technique, the child’s dose is greater.This talk will discuss imaging risk and the role of the Image Gently campaign in informing medical professionals what they can do to promote radiation protection for children locally. Image GentlySMis an education and awareness campaign to promote radiation protection for children worldwide. Sponsored by the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging, a consortium of more than 64 groups that represents over 800,000 health care professionals, the campaign hopes to change practice locally.www.imagegently.org

In conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to understand the factors in the United States that have led to the concern regarding medical imaging and radiation in children, understand the basic risk associated with performance of CT scans, and identify factors that make children more susceptible to radiation compared to adults.Furthermore, the audience will be able to review imaging tests and their relative radiation dose, discuss the AAPM new patient dose estimate, SSDE, as well as discuss the Image Gently campaign and list resources for parents and physicians with questions regarding radiation dose and imaging studies in children.

Join the Cincinnati Radiation Society at the Golden Lamb in Lebanon, OH for a festive Holiday dinner and meetingto be presented by:

Doug Draper

Topic: The Great Mound Diamond Caper

Doug Draper joined the Cincinnati Radiation Society in 1983. He became the Society’s President-Elect in 1985, and in the same year he became the captain of the Mound Radiological Assistance Team. In this capacity he led a team of Health Physics personnel that responded to various emergency responses as directed by DOE Region 5 located at Argonne National Laboratory. For our meeting, Doug will share one of the more interesting callouts of the Mound Radiological Assistance Team, which he describes as "The Great Mound Diamond Caper."

Schedule:

6:00 PM (Social), 6:30 PM (Dinner), 8:00 PM (Speaker)

Location:

The Golden Lamb Inn(513-932-5065)

27 S Broadway

Lebanon, OH 45036

Please reply to meeting@crs-hps.org with your choice of entrée and dessert and the number of guests you will bring by December 5th at the latest. Guests and spouses are encouraged to attend.

Dinner Includes (with cost based on dinner selection):

Signature salad of mixed greens with julienne green apple, smoked cheddar cheese and candied pecans served with a creamy balsamic vinaigrette dressing on the side

Choice of Entrée: (Please make one selection)

#1 Entrée Choice:

#2 Entrée Choice:

#3 Entrée Choice:

$35.00 members,

$40.00 non-members

$35.00 members,

$40.00 non-members

$40.00 members,

$45.00 non-members

Butler County Roast Turkey with Golden Lamb Dressing, Giblet Gravy, and Cranberry Sauce, Mashed Potatoes and Vegetable of the day

We will be voting on a new President-elect, and on a fellow position for the CRS Board at this upcoming meeting.We are seeking nominations for both positions.There is currently one nominee for each position.If anyone else is interested in giving a nomination, please contact CRS President Eva Dupuis-Nouillé at emdupuisn@gmail.com before September 20th.

In addition, we are seeking volunteers to support the CRS in performing Science Teacher Workshops.A committee will be formed to make this happen for Cincinnati and possibly other districts.Individuals with contacts to administrators/coordinators for the accreditation process would be especially helpful. If anyone else is interested please contact CRS President Eva Dupuis-Nouillé at emdupuisn@gmail.com. Additional details will be discussed at the next meeting.

Armin is a health physicist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) serving as subject matter expert in CDC’s radiation emergency preparedness and response activities. Armin received both his BS and PhD degrees in radiation biophysics from the University of Kansas, starting his career as a radiation biologist, and did his postdoctoral research at Oak Ridge and Los Alamos National Laboratories. He was a senior scientist with the radiological consulting firm of Auxier & Associates before joining CDC in 2002. Armin was the lead author of the CDC guide for state and local public health planners on population monitoring, and a contributing author to the federal Planning Guidance for Response to a Nuclear Detonation. He was the 2009 recipient of Excellence in Public Health Practice Award from the National Center for Environmental Health, and a 2011 recipient of Outstanding Achievement Award from Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors. Armin is also an adjunct associate professor of nuclear and radiological engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology, a member of Georgia East Metro Medical Reserve Corps, and a member of Gwinnett County Community Emergency Response Team. He recently published the text book Radiation Threats and Your Safety: A Guide to Preparation and Response for Professionals and Community. Armin had served on the Board of Directors of the Health Physics Society (HPS), and was recently elected by its membership to serve as President-Elect.

Abstract

This presentation has three distinct segments. The first segment discusses the significant impact that radiation professionals (health and medical physicists, nuclear medicine professionals, radiologic technologists, nuclear engineers, and others) can make toward better preparing their local communities for response to a radiation emergency. An available funding opportunity to facilitate recruitment and training of local radiation professionals into existing local volunteer registries is described. In the second segment, a Radiation Risk Scale is proposed as a simple tool for communicating radiation risk to the public, leaders, and decision makers. This scaling system offers several distinct advantages: a) It is simple; 2) It conveys meaning and provides a frame of reference immediately; c) It does not require any understanding or use of radiation units or any mention of radiation dose rates or radioactivity levels; d) It is not affected by differences in specific national or international radiation dose limits, concentration limits, or other regulatory standards; and e) it can be used during an emergency situation or in its aftermath to promote responsible action by the public. The third and final segment of the presentation addresses the need to market the profession of health physics. An idea is presented and audience opinion and feedback is solicited using an anonymous multiple choice form.

Location:

Marriott Kingsgate Conference Center (at University of Cincinnati)

151 Goodman Drive

Cincinnati, OH 45219

(513) 487-3800

Schedule:

6:00 PM (Social),6:30 PM (Dinner),8:00 PM (Speaker)

Dinner is a buffet – non-alcoholic beverages will be included, and a cash bar is available for alcoholic beverages.Both the technical meeting and dinner will be in the Caminetto Private Room.

Fee for Dinner: Members: $30; Non-Members, Guests: $35 (Please reserve. Don’t reserve and not show. The CRS will be charged for a minimum of 20 attendees.) Annual $10 dues can be paid at the meeting.

Dr. Brant Ulsh is a Research Health Scientist with the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, where he has worked since 2003.Dr. Ulsh is a certified health physicist, and he holds a PhD in Radiological Health Sciences from Colorado State University, and a MS in Health Physics and a BS in Nuclear Engineering, both from the University of Cincinnati.Dr. Ulsh has diverse work experience ranging from regulatory compliance at nuclear power plants, to environmental monitoring at DOE sites, and most recently dose reconstruction for the largest radiation worker compensation program in the world.Dr. Ulsh’s research interests and expertise focus on the biological and environmental responses to low doses of radiation, and occupational radiation dose reconstruction.

Abstract:

This presentation will focus on recent research – what it tells us and what it doesn’t tell us, about biological responses to low doses of ionizing radiation.Brant will also discuss the recent catastrophe (on March 11, 2011) and the unfolding nuclear and environmental events in Japan, in addition to some observations on how the press, public, and scientific community reacted to these events, and whether or not these reactions are consistent with what we know about risks.

Location:

Twin Dragon Restaurant

7763 Tylersville Road(near Cox Road and Tylersville Rd.)

West Chester, OH

Schedule:

6:00 PM (Social),6:30 PM (Dinner),8:00 PM (Speaker)

Dinner is a buffet – non-alcoholic beverages will be included, alcoholic beverages will be on your own.

Dinner fee for members $20($25 for non-members). If you plan to attend the meeting, but do not eat, you will still be charged the above fees (restaurant policy for small parties in their private room).

Also if you have not paid your dues ($10) for the Fall 2010/Spring 2011 CRS membership, please have it paid during this meeting time.

O'Charley's4531 Eastgate Blvd.Cincinnati , OH 45245(513) 753-6266(which is about a half mile south of the Mall on SR 747, and on the right side of the street if you’re going south)

Social Time: 6:00 - 6:30 pm

Dinner: 6:30 - 7:45 pm

Presentation: 8:00 pm

Fee for Dinner:

Members: $30

Non-Members, Guests: $35

Dues are $10 per year

We will meet at O’Charley’s (Tri County), which is about a half mile south of the Mall on SR 747, and on the right side of the street if you’re going south. Social hour will be from 6:00 to 6:30, then we will be seated so they can take our menu selections. They plan to offer sirloin with one side and salad or soup, grilled chicken with rice and one side, salmon with one side and salad or soup, and a grilled chicken salad. Non-alcoholic beverages and a dessert will also be served. The desserts choices will be chocolate cake, key lime pie and caramel pie. Technical speaker to start at 8:00.

Please join us for the next CRS
Meeting on Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at the Kingsgate Marriott near
the University of Cincinnati in Clifton. The President Elect of the
national Health Physics Society, Howard Dickson, will be
presenting. Social time: 6:00 pm, Dinner at 6:30 to 7:15, and
presentation at 7:30 pm. There
will be a buffet featuring chicken, fish, beef, salad, side dishes, one
non alcoholic drink, dessert, and a cash bar. Please see the link to
see the possible menu and directions. www.kingsgatemarriott.comThe fee for dinner will be $30 for members and $35 for non members. Dues are $10 per year and can be paid at the meeting.